Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-01-28
Proceedings or Congress

In both houses of Congress on Thurs
day bills were introduced from the com
mittees on pubic buildings f'r the CON
pletion of the monument tn VI sry, the
mother OF Wlshin.t At FselcrIeks5nrg.
Va Mr.. NcPaers N int-oiIccl a bl 20
amend the act Of last session authorizing
the constr Lotion OF the -Arthss M l bridge
The Senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the electoral count bill The II puse
passed 8 bill relating to patents, ira lie
marks aud copyrights. The House spent
the rem liuier Of the session on the inter
state commerce bill. and had al evening
session for debate On The sane ,G alsure.-
I, was agree to take vote on the hi /
Friday alter the realm. 1f he inura,l.
In The Senate On Fcii,y. 4 petitinn " as
read charging the CON nissihaers Of he
District Of C1lumbi, with disregard =
the purity. safety and m ,ral interests and
rights o! The people If the District. The
Sen ate adjourned until Npndly. In the
House. the interstate commerce bill passed
yeas al9. nays IL. Al evening session
of the II Juse Was held 70 the coasiderA
ton oil pension BILLS.
The Senate was not in session saturday
In the House. the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill was reported. \ bill
to open land communication with Alaska
was adversely reported and laid on the
table. The resolution OF Mr.. Wallace.
whether the action Of the 5 nate ex 'end.
ing the Hawaiian treaty was valid with
out legislative concurrence. was referred
to the judiciary committee. The river
and harbor bill was taken up and general
debate on it closed.
The Senate. on MONDAY with but one
dissenting vote. passed the retaliation bill
to exclude Canadian vessels from Ameri-
can ports In the House. Mr.. Thomas in
troduced bill appropriating s5.s00.000
for the increase OF the naval establishment.
and Mr.. Law er presented a resolution Of
inquiry as to the expediency of appropri-
ating SO 00G, 900 for the construction and
armament of new vessels of war. The
House adopted resolution calling f,r the
correspondence growing out of the depri
Satibu IN 1du 4tiiiu p'iAs 'u -h'btiINa
fishing vessels. The remainder of the ses-
sion was devoted 10 the rivor and harbor
appropria ion bill
The Senate TI.sl.y agreed to The con
ference report on the army appropriation
bill. Mr.. Blairs resoldtion to submit to
the Legislatures OF the several States an
amendment t. fhe constitution providing
for fema'e suffrage was defeated after de
t'ate-ayes IS. nays 81 Hon. Charles b.
Farwel WIS sworn in as the successor Of
the late Senator Logan, of Illinois In the
House, in The Rhode Island contested
election case Of Page VS.. Price, the majo
ity res ,lu'ion declaring the seat vacant
Was adopted.
In the S.nate WedHesl,y. Mr.. Miller
reported House bill to enlarge the powers
Of the department OF agriculture and Ia
bor. Mr.. Hoar's res ,lutIon for an inves-
tigation into alleged political outrages in
Washington COMFY. Texas. WAS adopted
after debate 10y woe Of 81 to 90. In the
House. the Senate fisheries bill WAS refer
red tn the cnmtni tee on foreign atfiirs,
with leave to the committee to report at
any time The river and harbor appro-
priaton bill WIS ord ,red t. engrossment
read the third time, and the previous
question ord red on the final passage OF
the bill. 1t will come up for final action
today.